This chapter remines me of my childhood when there were 6 of us that aways played together at school all different personalties, read on.
Chapter 3
Tuna has twins
The villagers were delighted that Tuna give birth to twins and they turned out to be two beautiful blond girls this made Sake a little bit jealous
not been unique any more as she realised that she loved the attention. Sake was now age 9 years old when the twins were age two. The twin’s names were Kaana and Jem both of them did not like fish. They liked playing in the sand. There was also little blond boy who was born less then 1 Isola year earlier named Jak the son of Tutuni and Zola. The villagers give thanks to the guiding hand by greeting the guiding hand for bringing these blond children. Sake suddenly felt slightly guilty
with her thoughts and as she with the other villagers asked the guiding hand to forgive her on these thoughts. Then she felt better knowing that she had asked and ran off to play.
Sake decided to make friends with the twins and she asked them if they would like to join her group and the twins were delighted to join her friends. She even asked the little blond boy who she liked very much as she thought he was very cute. Maybe this was the reason why she asked him. Been a boy did not want to join a group of girls.
‘Okay’ said Sake, ‘but your missing out on a lot of fun.’
This did not stop Sake from giving up as she liked Jak even though he was only 3 years old and still a toddler. Sake was 6 years older than Jak, she kept asking him and she told him there is a boy in our team called Nanu.
Jak said, ‘but he can’t run!!!’
‘He may not run but he is a good team player and he could beat you at any game.’ Sake reminded Jak.
Jak replied, ‘If you say so.’ And he ran off to play with the other boys trying to reach the coconuts. Sake sighed like an adult.
‘Come lets join the others to play tag,’ and they joined the line of other children to play tag. Nanu was already in the centre of the village as he did not join the line and each time Pana was ‘It’ and as soon as Pana tried to tag him he jumped in the air, Nana said ‘You not get me’
Pana was a year younger than Sake age 8. Pana realised she was never going to catch out as he was good at jumping and each time she tried he was too fast in jumping up. Pana realised she had underestimated Nanu as he was cleaver at avoiding of been tagged. Even though he could not run he was cleaver at other things. Nanu had to be cleaver at outwitting his peers if he wanted to survive in this tribe as it was a hard life for the villagers. They all had to be strong as any thing could befall them such as food going mouldy and falling off the trees and in the food bin. This happened the other season before Nanu was born, but Sake remembered the time as she was only age 3 at the time and she wondered why mommy would give her the little food she had and not herself. At the time mommy asked her if she could to look for mushrooms and said the red (green mod) ones give more food. Sake with the help of the guiding hand located the mushrooms with the other children. Sometime they saw an item, but the children knew you cannot eat an item as they only collected them to buy clothes. Sake thought it a waste to leave it there and took it to the scientists. The bad days were now behind them and there was plenty of food for the villagers.
After the tag game Sake still wanted Jak to join them, but Unagi said, ‘I wouldn’t bother he just not interested!!!’
‘No he’s, oh he just don….’ Okay maybe your right, but I will keep on asking; After all he is a boy and boys only like playing with boys.’
Unagi said, How about asking some boys to join and maybe he will join our team!!!’
Sake said, ‘Yes, so who are we going to ask?
Unagi said how about ‘Tatoo and Wan.’ The twins, Unagi, Nanu and Sake went round asking who wanted to join their team. Most of them said no then Lenok who was age 5 ask could I join your team. Lenok had a mop of curly brown hair and the girls and Nanu were please to let him join. Then Sake decided that he would have to pass a test if he wanted to join them. It was too join had to make pledge to always be kind to those who are less fortunate then you. They decided to do this in front of the gong. Another boy said he would join, his name was Lupo. Then Sake thought that she would ask her friend who she not played with a long time and that was Nishi. Sake was not sure she would join as she not played with her since she made friends with Nanu and Sake. With heavy heart and hoping she would like to join, was not sure, maybe she has a group of her own.
The following day,
Sake was delighted when Nishi wanted to play with them and the thought never crossed her mind about not playing together much. It was because Sake was a sensitive child and very kind. It was in her nature and Nishi told her this and said, ‘you were always good to me during the hard times. I thought it was me that that we not been playing together and you thought it was you.’
‘Yes something like that,’ Sake said.
‘Oh wow we are a pare and I am very pleased that you are been our friends together, friends forever.
They said the whole group Friends to gather, friends forever. As they were saying these words they noticed little Jak coming up shyly asking,
‘Can I join in and said I am sorry I was mean I really am.’
‘Of course you can Jak,’ tried to hide her feelings that she was delighted, you are always welcome. The group got now 6 of them Jak, Nishi, the twin girls, Nanu and herself.
The other boys that was going to join, as they decided not to or just forgot about it as most do, as they have other things on their minds. It was just a spare of the moment as in a villager’s life. Sake never thought about it as, they were busy playing together, like running to try and reach the coconuts seeing who could reach the highest and running round the fire looking for pictures the flames make and Nanu said, ‘I can see a monkey in the flames what can you see asking the others.’
‘Look I can see a mother with her baby look,’ Sake said.
‘I see a bird in a nest.’ Nishi said.
After looking for images that the flames make in the fire was time for a tag game and this time Sake was ‘It’ after Nanu tagged her and she said I going to get you and Nanu jumped up high saying ‘Oh no you won’t’ In the end Sake tagged one of the other children who was 2 years older than her.
After the tag game the six of them want round exploring the island looking at the strange flowers and then they went to watch the scientists work and were festinated watching the experiments the scientists at making things. Sake maybe one day she might be a scientist but her mom said it was a too dangerous job. Sake would be a farmer when she grew up, but at the moment, she would think over what she might do when she grew up. She asked her friends what they would like to do when they grow up.
‘I want to be a famous scientist and event things.’ Sake said, but my mom says it is a dangerous job and I should choose a less dangerous job, but what’s the fun in that?’
I think your mom is thinking about you and don’t want you to get hurt researching when you grow up.’ Nanu explained.
‘What do you want to do when you grow up? Sake asked.
‘I would like to be a farmer and to catch a lot of fish.’ Nanu said
‘I’m going to be a doctor healer like my dad when I grow up.’ Jak said. Jak already had some healing skills and he would make a good doctor.
‘What about you Nishi.’ Sake asks.
‘I am not sure yet, but I like to build things.’ Nishi said. I would like to become an elder like my great-grandmother and lean 3 skills.
‘That is a great ambition you have,’ Sake said, ‘I not sure they make totems any more as they took up too much space in the village.’
‘I know, but I want to achieve something when I grow up like my great-grandmother to make her proud of me.’ Explained Nishi. I hope the guiding hand grants my wishes. But then I know it be hard, two skills would be good to master, my great-grandmother would be very please with that.
To be continued